The Verdugo Hills Dons will venture away from home to take on the Marshall Barristers at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Verdugo Hills is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak.
Verdugo Hills' tournament run continued when they took on Roosevelt on Monday. Verdugo Hills fell just short of Roosevelt by a score of 8-7. That's two games in a row now that the Dons have lost by just one run.
Ethan Sanchez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-5 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Cutlor Gouger-Fannon, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for Marshall's offense. They came up short against Burroughs on Saturday, falling 7-0. The game marked the first time this season in which the Barristers were not able to get on the board.
Marshall is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4. As for Verdugo Hills, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Marshall's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Wednesday. Verdugo Hills has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.9 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Marshall, though, as they've been averaging only 3.8 strikeouts. Will Verdugo Hills keep running through batters, or will Marshall buck the trend?
Everything went Verdugo Hills' way against Marshall in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, as Verdugo Hills made off with an 11-0 win. Will Verdugo Hills repeat their success, or does Marshall have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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